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HillsRaiser for McCain

Is MTV’s reality program “The Hills” about to get political? While the show usually provides 22 minutes of mindless, albeit blissful, entertainment — full of blank stares, awkward silences and staged fights — it appears that this campaign season’s drama may be too riveting for even these 20-something socialites to avoid, or at least for Heidi Montag.

Ms. Montag, who is the former best friend and current frenemy of Lauren Conrad, the show’s presumed star and narrator, and the current girlfriend of Spencer Pratt, the show’s villain seems to be wearing her political affiliation on her sleeve (or, um, salon-tanned arm). Ms. Montag came out in a recent Us Weekly article proclaiming her Republican affiliation and support of Senator John McCain’s presidential campaign. She doted on Mr. McCain’s “experience.”

While Mr. McCain’s campaign has touted the recent endorsements of Nancy Reagan, Senator Joseph I. Lieberman, and John Bolton, the former United Nations ambassador, he seemed no less enthusiastic over Ms. Montag’s recent endorsement. He told Time’s Swampland, “I’m honored to have Heidi’s support and I want to assure her that I never miss an episode of ‘The Hills,’ especially since the new season started.”
During an appearance this morning on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Joe Scarborough complimented Mr. McCain on his “ability to look right into the camera and lie about the fact that you’re a huge fan of ‘The Hills.’ Heidi Montag on your side, you’ve got that going for you.” Mr. McCain chuckled and responded, “That was pretty good wasn’t it? She’s a very talented actress.”

So the question remains, who will Ms. Montag’s frenemy, Ms. Conrad, be supporting? Now, if this was, in fact, an episode of “The Hills,” it seems only natural that Conrad would be supporting the polar opposite of Ms. Montag’s choice. Senators Barack Obama or Hillary Rodham Clinton would be too obvious — perhaps we would see a Gravel ’08 sticker on the bumper of her BMW?

Unfortunately, while her romantic foibles, occupational mishaps and brown roots are on full display on “The Hills,” the reality is that Ms. Conrad is a politically private person. When reached for comment on her political preferences, her publicist only had this to say: “Lauren Conrad believes in a private ballot but encourages everyone to vote.”

I am sad to say this but this article has made me lose a little respect for the New York Times. I live in Orange County CA I moved from New Jersey and I read this paper and its web site to get away from Hollywood interest stories.

To be more specific I live in Laguna Beach and I know first hand the kind of rousing political discourse that the average MTV reality starlet is capable of and its not news worthy. The fact that these people are even on TV is a crime unto itself, don’t encourage them by giving credibility to there hollow publicity stunts. If you think that they are, “full of blank stares, awkward silences and staged fights” on the show just live out here for a few years and you’ll see just how many blank stares, and awkward silences the average 20 something year old is capable of (Just to give you a reference I’m 24 and even I think these people are vapid immature and giving the rest of us a bad name)

The only nugget of news worth info here is that Mc Cain apparently is good at keeping a straight face while lying into the camera,

It makes all the sense in the world that Heidi Montag is a Republican.

She back-stabbed a close friend at the events firm in which she worked in order to rise to a higher position.

She endured endless abuse from her borderline psychotic boyfriend, to be better abled to appear moneyed while being squired about 90210 in a new Beamer, sacrificing the normal need of self respect.

She allowed her boyfriend to use wedge issues in order to turn Heidi’s former friends into perceived enemies.

She relied on false intelligence from enablers and hanger-ons to convince herself that she could actually sing. This resulted in one of the most unintentionally hilarious music videos of all time, infamously reviled on “Best Week Ever” and beyond as simply the virus that is the “Heidi Bikini video”.

Only a Republican, particularly one as clueless as John McCain, could find a silver lining in the endorsement of Heidi Montag.

That collective, “Whew!” you hear is coming from the Obama/Clinton/Nader camps.

Is this the best endorsement for Mc Saim there is? She should sign up for the selective service and then shout her praise for him. I want my children to be willing to support this country for noble causes; not for some individual’s financial gain.

I thought it was a great!! I agree with Kurt.. you people need to realize that this is a light hearted blog..not front page news. Word to your moms I drop Bombz! and a shot out my boy woody and to my baby Momz!

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